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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2003
Volume 2, Issue 157
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
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July 4 fireworks may return to Santa Monica
Forever Young
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A 35-year-old man was uninjured but his Jaguar mangled after he momentarily lost control at 70 mph on Interstate 15 near Pala, Calif., in January and drove underneath an 18-wheeler, with the car getting stuck under the axle and being dragged for a half-mile before another motorist signaled to the driver of the rig. QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Former 49er quarterback Steve Young spent Tuesday night and Wednesday morning on the Venice boardwalk, raising money for his Forever Young foundation through a “shower-a-thon.” The showers cost $10 a pop and the cash will go to kids in need.
The City Council on Tuesday asked residents and businesses to pick up the tab for a Fourth of July celebration in Santa Monica. “Celebrate America,” which for the last 20 years has been held at Santa Monica College, was canceled earlier this month because of the school’s dire financial state. School officials said it didn’t seem right to stage the $50,000 celebration at a time when teachers are losing their jobs and entire departments are being eliminated. But Santa Monica City Council members said the bad financial news shouldn’t spell the end for the festivities. “I think we’re all painfully aware of the multiple budget crises
— Ziggy (Tom Wilson)
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Local Homeless on TV . . . . . . . . .3
Opinion Let women golf . . . . . . . . . .4
State Davis’ budget . . . . . . . . . . .8
National Obesity is costly . . . . . . . . .9
International
BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON
A convicted felon accused of killing a 21year-old Santa Monica woman he allegedly lured with the promise of a photography session was ordered held without bail Wednesday. Victor Paleologus, 40, was ordered by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Harkavy to remain in jail without bail until his arraignment on May 29. Paleologus was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, but his public defender, Jennifer Friedman, requested the hearing be delayed two weeks. “I wanted to review the discovery,” said
Victor Paleologus Kristine johnson Friedman, who was assigned by the court on Wednesday to defend Paleologus. “(Santa Monica Police) have been investigating for quite some time and I need to review the case.”
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Paleologus is charged with killing Kristine Johnson, 21, along with the special circumstance allegations of lying in wait and murder during an attempted rape, which could make him eligible for execution. “We won’t make that determination until after a preliminary trial,” said Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons. “It definitely has the potential.” If convicted, it would be Paleologus’ third strike, making him eligible for life in prison without parole. Paleologus is expected to plead not guilty at See ACCUSED, page 7
McDonald’s on Second Street gets approval for facelift But city-imposed restrictions may hinder development BY JOHN WOOD Daily Press Staff Writer
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Ex-con accused in Johnson death appears in court Daily Press Staff Writer
“Honesty is the best image.”
that effect the college, the school district and the community,” Mayor Richard Bloom said. “But I don’t see how that kind of pain translates into a need to forego happy occasions and celebrations.” More than 20,000 people attended last year’s event. SMC’s event, which is held annually at Corsair Stadium, has been the sole Independence Day celebration in Santa Monica for more than a decade. The city canceled its popular Fourth of July celebration in 1991, citing liability concerns. Controlling the hundreds of thousands of revelers that converged each year on Palisades Park and the beaches below became too difficult, officials said. “It just got out of hand,” Councilman Herb Katz said. Council members on Tuesday directed city staff to begin working
After eight years of work, developers were given the go-ahead Tuesday to give McDonald’s on Second Street a facelift. Council members voted to approve a threestory building at the intersection of Second Street and Colorado Boulevard, a corner that is largely considered the gateway connecting downtown to the pier.
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The proposed McDonald’s building. The new building will have two to four retail shops on the ground level, office space on the upper levels and a renovated McDonald’s, all housed in a Spanish-style structure, said Tom
Landau, architect for the project. But that’s only if it gets built. Developers said that one condition of the approval — which follows a Planning Commission denial and an earlier recommendation by city staff to deny the project — threatens to kill the project. The City Council voted not to allow cars to enter the building off of Colorado Boulevard, something developers said is necessary to keep McDonald’s profitable. The chain outlet currently has a 25-foot-wide driveway off of Colorado Boulevard. “The project is in jeopardy based on the
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